It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17320. | Nobody (anhddo) | 79.54 | 97.7% | 2024-02-03 |
| 17321. | zapelots (zapelots) | 79.54 | 98% | 2025-01-15 |
| 17322. | Gà (migy) | 79.54 | 96% | 2015-06-25 |
| 17323. | badomiso (badomiso) | 79.54 | — | 2011-03-16 |
| 17324. | SpaceMeatball (spacemeatball) | 79.53 | 97% | 2024-09-05 |
| 17325. | Peter (buck306) | 79.53 | 98% | 2022-11-16 |
| 17326. | Ruchir (ruchirtravadi) | 79.53 | 95% | 2012-04-27 |
| 17327. | Ben (gronsakskaka) | 79.52 | 96% | 2025-01-17 |
| 17328. | john (kyrie456king) | 79.52 | 96.1% | 2024-02-04 |
| 17329. | Emilio (chonasty) | 79.52 | 97.1% | 2024-11-20 |
| 17330. | Sel (hindel8888) | 79.52 | 96% | 2024-06-12 |
| 17331. | Kristian (kristijanlazarev) | 79.52 | 96% | 2024-04-05 |
| 17332. | HenryRepeatingArms (badabin... | 79.52 | 98.1% | 2023-11-21 |
| 17333. | coolslowboy (coolslowboy) | 79.52 | 96.9% | 2024-10-30 |
| 17334. | Elizabeth (friendable) | 79.52 | 91% | 2013-06-20 |
| 17335. | 강남 Style (cherryblue1) | 79.52 | 97% | 2012-05-18 |
| 17336. | Alex (fearlessatom) | 79.51 | 96.4% | 2023-12-02 |
| 17337. | Roy (hylu) | 79.51 | 96% | 2021-01-06 |
| 17338. | Raja (mmahmoodh) | 79.51 | 98% | 2021-12-01 |
| 17339. | jun (jun0sck) | 79.51 | 97% | 2025-04-20 |
| 17340. | tobias (thandschin) | 79.51 | 97% | 2022-01-15 |
| 17341. | urushida (urushida7) | 79.51 | 95% | 2014-09-01 |
| 17342. | A (andkrs4) | 79.51 | 98% | 2020-06-13 |
| 17343. | Roki (grenmajulord) | 79.51 | 91% | 2012-08-16 |
| 17344. | Salmon (salmonofdoubt) | 79.51 | 93% | 2017-05-07 |
| 17345. | Rollie (rollieann) | 79.51 | 95% | 2015-01-13 |
| 17346. | Jake (sesh666) | 79.50 | 96.9% | 2024-10-09 |
| 17347. | Dragan (sfsgagi) | 79.50 | 99% | 2024-06-11 |
| 17348. | Ren (yu_renier35) | 79.50 | 96.8% | 2024-01-16 |
| 17349. | Jonathan (tobeak1026) | 79.50 | 98% | 2022-04-25 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |